Ch. 602                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

1. HAS AN AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT;

2. BECOMES LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT UNDER AN ORIGINAL OR RENEWED AGREEMENT TO BE LOCATED
WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT; AND

3. BECOMES SUBJECT TO AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION EASEMENT THAT HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE MARYLAND
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION FOUNDATION.

(VIII) (vii) real property that is:

1.  used primarily for amateur sports
events; and

2.  owned by the [Havre De Grace] HAVRE DE
GRACE Little League, Incorporated.

(3) (I) THE GOVERNING BODY OF HARFORD COUNTY MAY
GRANT, BY LAW, A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION AGAINST
THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED ON REAL PROPERTY THAT ON OR AFTER
JULY 1, 1988:

1. HAS AN AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT;

2. BECOMES LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT UNDER AN ORIGINAL OR RENEWED AGREEMENT TO BE LOCATED
WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT; AND

3. IS NOT SUBJECT TO AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION EASEMENT.

(II) IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF HARFORD COUNTY
ALLOWS A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, THE CREDIT SHALL BE AT ONE HALF THE RATE ALLOWED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1)(VII) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(4)(I) A PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX
CREDIT FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND UNDER PARAGRAPHS (1)(VII) AND (3) OF
THIS THE PROPERTY AND ANY SUCH TAX CREDIT GRANTED SHALL TERMINATE,
IF THE PROPERTY OWNER TERMINATES THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
AGREEMENT.

(II) A PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED A
PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND UNDER PARAGRAPHS
(1)(VII) AND (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AND WHO SUBSEQUENTLY
TERMINATES THE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT AGREEMENT SHALL
BE LIABLE FOR:

1. ALL PROPERTY TAXES THAT THE OWNER
WOULD HAVE BEEN LIABLE FOR IF A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT HAD NOT BEEN
GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 5 YEARS

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